Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,
King James Version
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Holman Bible
But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow down to other gods and worship them,
International Standard Version
But if you turn your heart away, and do not obey, but instead if you stray away to worship and serve other gods,
A Conservative Version
But if thy heart turns away, and thou will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them,
American Standard Version
But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Amplified
But if your heart turns away and you will not hear and obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,
Bible in Basic English
But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods:
Darby Translation
But if thy heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and thou shalt bow down to other gods and serve them;
Julia Smith Translation
And if thy heart shall turn aside and thou shalt not hear, and be thrust away and worship to other gods, and serve them;
King James 2000
But if your heart turns away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Lexham Expanded Bible
However, if your heart turns aside and you [do] not listen and you are lured away and you bow down to other gods and you serve them,
Modern King James verseion
But if you turn away your heart, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear: but shalt go astray and worship strange gods and serve them,
NET Bible
However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,
New Heart English Bible
But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
The Emphasized Bible
But, if thy heart shall turn away, and thou wilt, not hearken, - but shalt be drawn away, and shalt bow thyself down to other gods and serve them,
Webster
But if thy heart shall turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
World English Bible
But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Youngs Literal Translation
'And if thy heart doth turn, and thou dost not hearken, and hast been driven away, and hast bowed thyself to other gods, and served them,
Themes
Choosing/chosen » The reward for choosing life
Interlinear
Panah
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Nadach
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 30:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Choose Between Life And Death
16 I command you today to Love Jehovah your God, follow his directions, and obey his commandments, laws, and rules. Then you will live, your population will increase, and Jehovah your God will bless you in the land that you are about to enter and possess. 17 But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them, 18 If you do, I tell you today that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live for a long time in the land that you are about to possess when you cross the Jordan River.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives or his heart will turn astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
Deuteronomy 29:18-28
Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from Jehovah our God to serve the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.
1 Samuel 12:25
If you continue to sin, you and your king will be destroyed.
1 Kings 11:2
Jehovah warned the children of Israel about these nations. He said: You are not to take wives from them and they are not to take wives from you. They will certainly turn your hearts to go after their gods. Solomon loved his wives anyway.
Proverbs 1:32
Sin and self-satisfaction bring destruction and death to stupid fools.
Proverbs 14:14
The faithless in heart will be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from above.
John 3:19-21
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world. People loved the darkness rather than the light for their works were evil.
2 Timothy 4:4
They will turn their ears away from the truth, and turn aside to myths (fiction).
Hebrews 3:12
Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you develop a wicked heart lacking faith and turning away (departing) from the living God.
Hebrews 12:25
Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!